In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Knapwell like this:
KNAPWELL, a parish in Caxton district, Cambridge; 3½ miles NE of Caxton, and 4½ SSW of Swavesey r. station. Post town, Elsworth, under St. Ives, Hunts. Acres, 2, 000. Real property, £719. Pop., 156. Houses, 29. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Valne, £150. Patron, the Rev. David Craig. The church, excepting the tower, was rebuilt in 1865. Charities, £8.
Knapwell through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knapwell in South Cambridgeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6074
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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